‘It was so nerve-racking’: Ayesha Curry describes serving President Obama at International Smoke

Former President Barack Obama dined at International Smoke in San Francisco, Calif., on Feb. 18, 2019. The restaurant is owned by celebrity chefs Michael Mina (pictured left) and Ayesha Curry, wife of Warriors star Steph Curry. Ayesha spoke about what it was like to serve the former president during an appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” on Wednesday night.

Former President Barack Obama dined at International Smoke in San Francisco, Calif., on Feb. 18, 2019. The restaurant is owned by celebrity chefs Michael Mina (pictured left) and Ayesha Curry, wife of Warriors

Former President Barack Obama dined at International Smoke in San Francisco, Calif., on Feb. 18, 2019. The restaurant is owned by celebrity chefs Michael Mina (pictured left) and Ayesha Curry, wife of Warriors star Steph Curry. Ayesha spoke about what it was like to serve the former president during an appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” on Wednesday night.

Former President Barack Obama dined at International Smoke in San Francisco, Calif., on Feb. 18, 2019. The restaurant is owned by celebrity chefs Michael Mina (pictured left) and Ayesha Curry, wife of Warriors

‘It was so nerve-racking’: Ayesha Curry describes serving President Obama at International Smoke

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Entrepreneur and restaurateur Ayesha Curry spoke about serving President Barack Obama at the San Francisco location of her restaurant International Smoke on President’s Day when she appeared on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” on Wednesday night.

“The way I lighten the mood is by sabering bottles of champagne. I was like, well, I’m going to do what I usually do,” she remembered. “[I] had the knife, standing five feet behind President Barack Obama, and didn’t realize that the Secret Service was like inching toward me.”

She wasn’t tackled by Obama’s security – instead she successful sabered the champagne bottle that she was holding and said that everyone “let out a sigh of relief.”